Dementia Support Worker - Days
Location: Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR3 3DJ
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: Care
Shift Type: Days
Shift Structure: 22 to 44 hours per week
Closing Date: 29 November 2024
Pay: £13.33 per hour
Minimum Requirements:
An NVQ level 2 (or above) certificate in Health and Social Care is essential for this role along with a minimum of 6 months experience within a Dementia setting.
Introduction to the Role:
Are you an individual that has previous care experience within a dementia setting? Do you have an NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care? We are seeking experienced individuals who can demonstrate a positive nature and a passion for person-led care. Our ambition is to change the way people with dementia are supported, and the role of Dementia Support Worker is vital to our success.
As a Dementia Support Worker, you will help ensure that people are treated with respect and dignity. Your approach will be empathetic, compassionate, and focused on ensuring that their life is the best it can be, through promoting the strengths and abilities of each person.
In specially designed communities, you will engage with individuals living with Dementia, ensuring you understand their needs, encouraging, assisting, and supporting people to participate in appropriate leisure activities and activities of daily living, normalising life as much as possible with joy and happiness. This role does involve aspects of personal care and you may support individuals who show signs of being distressed. With support from the team, you will receive tailor-made dementia training to enhance your skills and the lives of people living with dementia.
Benefits:
* £13.33 per hour
* Excellent training and progression opportunities, from day one, with career pathways to enable you to grow and develop.
* Access to Blue Light Discount Card.
* Recognition schemes, such as ‘Making a Difference’ and recognising our dedicated staff team.
* Access to our 24/7 Employee Support Hub offering confidential support on personal and professional issues.
* Access to company supported pension scheme.
About Orchard Care Homes:
We are the proud winners of the 2023 LaingBuisson award for Excellence in Large Residential Care. Archers Court Nursing Care Home in Sunderland is the first home in the Orchard Care Homes group to be entirely made up of our innovative Reconnect communities, offering vital specialist care for people living with dementia. With Orchard Care Homes, your professional development is actively encouraged, and you will receive plenty of training to support your growth.
At Orchard Care Homes, we value our employees. Click here to find out more about our wide range of benefits.
#J-18808-Ljbffr